Siege of Ravenna (326 BC)

The Siege of Ravenna occurred in 326 BC when the Roman general Gaius Julius led a legion of 493 troops north from Tarquinii in Etruria to besiege the Umbrian city of Ravenna. The city was held by just 22 Gallic warriors led by Berdic of Arausio, and the Gauls fought to the death to defend their city from the Romans. The ensuing battle was more of a futile last stand, and the Romans captured the city with just one casualty. After the settlement's fall, the Romans enslaved 1,990 Umbrians, distributing them to their other settlements.